Welcome to Blackpast

BlackPast - African American and Global African History

Welcome to BlackPast

This 6,000 page reference center is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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William B. Purvis (1838-1914)
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John Henry Jordan (1870-1912)
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Janie Rogella Washington (1908-2000)
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Louis Daniel Armstrong (1901-1971)

Explore Global African History

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Tatiana Rusesabagina (1958- )
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David George (1742-1810)
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Olufela Sowande (Fela) Obafunmilayo (1905-1987)
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The Second Italo-Abyssinian War (1935–1936)

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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What Can I Do with A Black Studies Major? Five Hundred Answers Provided by Robert Fikes, Jr.
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Remembrance in the Cemetery: In Search of “The Accidental Slaveowner”
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Titanic’s Black Passenger: Creating Historical Fiction From Historical Fact
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Eyewitness to Terror: The Lynching of a Black Man in Obion County, Tennessee in 1931

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators